Carla Pestana’s Article in The Conversation Titled “In the 1620’s Plymouth Plantation Had Its Own #MeToo Moment”

Carla Pestana has written an article in The Conversation titled “In the 1620’s Plymouth Plantation Had Its Own #MeToo Moment.” Here’s a short excerpt:”In the many celebrations, reflections and histories of Plymouth colony, the settlement’s gender dynamics often get short shrift.But not unlike today, men possessed power and privilege, women feared voicing their views and experiences, and the authorities debated how to respond to accusations of impropriety.Original writings about the first New England settlement that I researched while writing my new book, “The World of Plymouth Plantation,” reveal that Plymouth dealt with sexual assault allegations in the early days of the colony.””To read more: https://theconversation.com/in-the-1620s-plymouth-plantation-had-its-own-metoo-moment-150048